Exhibitions

Current and Upcoming Exhibitions

Opens June 14, 2024
Calli: The Art of Xicanx Peoples

“Calli,” derived from Nahuatl, signifies the essence of home, family, and lineage. Immerse yourself in thought-provoking original artworks, installations, sculpture, painting, photography, poetry, and more, that showcase and honor the stories of Xicanx peoples across California in this temporary “Xicanx home.” ​
May 29 - September 7, 2024
Madre Tierra

The visage of Madre Tierra, present among the depictions of flowers, trees, mountains, valleys, and other natural views, invites the audience to consider their relationship with the planet and forge a deeper connection.
May 31, 2024 - January 5, 2025
Subversive, Skilled, Sublime: Fiber Art by Women
​Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.
Featuring Virgen de los Camino

Explore more resources on Consuelo's work at The Smithsonian American Art Museum

Recent Exhibitions


September 8 - 10, 2023
Consuelo Jimenez Underwood at The Armory Show with Ruiz-Healy Art
Javits Center, New York, NY

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April 8 - September 25, 2023
Flagged for Discussion 
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

Featuring work by more than 20 artists from the nineteenth century to today and curated by Larissa Randall, curatorial associate at Crystal Bridges, this exhibition reveals how the flag functions differently within works of painting, printmaking, fiber, photography, and mixed media. 
March 18, 2023 - May 27, 2023
Permanent Collection Highlights
Craft in America Center, Los Angeles
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This exhibition spans across the vibrant, ever-evolving field of contemporary craft. The gathered objects are made by some of the exceptional and inspiring artists who have been featured in Craft in America’s documentary since 2007, when the first episodes aired on PBS. From function to sculpture and cultural practice, this multimedia show is a glimpse into the innovation and artistry of contemporary craft innovators from across the states.
Run, Jane Run!, ​2004, recently acquired by the Smithsonian American Art Museum is featured in This Present Moment
May 13, 2022 - April 2, 2023
This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World
Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.
November 12, 2022-February 18, 2023
Threads from Border-landia
Ruiz-Healy Art - New York, NY
November 2nd, 2022  - January 28th, 2023
One Nation Underground
Ruiz-Healy Art - San Antonio, TX
June - September 2022
DISPERSED with Emerge Converge
Emerge Converge returns with their newest exhibition DISPERSED; featuring the work One Nation Underground by Consuelo Jimenez Underwood. The established and emerging poetics that are part of this exhibition wander between colonialism, post-colonialism. They manifest the cultural impact of migration, and explore the restitution of African and indigenous roots. This exhibition ultimately attest to the restless paths that juxtapose origins and destinations, searching for a sense of identity which is in permanent construction.
Feb 23 - March 24, 2022
The Female Thread
PRIVATE VIEW AND SELLING EXHIBITION.​
The Female Thread intends to present artistic manifestations that emerge as a form of liberation The artworks presented in this exhibition offer a contrasting response to the oppressive restrictions of the traditional artistic fields. The exhibit is still open for private online viewings and art sales.
Ongoing Online Exhibition - 2020-2022
Mira Mira On the Wall: Reflecting on 20 Years of NHCC Exhibitions – Virtual Edition
National Hispanic Cultural Center, Albuquerque, NM
February 6 - May 31, 2021
Crafting America
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR
October 2019 - May 23, 2020
Exposing Unseen Boundaries: Works by Consuelo Jimenez Underwood
Sarah Doyle Center for Women and Gender, Brown University, Providence, RI
Watch a time-lapse video of new installation: Brown-Violet Borderline
October 25, 2019 - April 19, 2020
Woven: Connections and Meanings, National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago, IL
Exhibition Announcement PDF
January 17 - March 14, 2020
Shelter: Crafting a Safe Home, Museum of Art, Fort Collins, CO
Exhibition Catalogue
December 15, 2018 - September 8, 2019
​Mano-Made: New Expressions in Craft by Latino Artists, Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA
Featuring a new Borderline installation!
April 2019 - July 2019
The U.S.-Mexico Border: Place, Imagination, and Possibility
This exhibition that originated at the Craft and Folk Art Museum in LA, will travel to Lille France as part of the  ELDORADO arts festival.
​June 1 – July 22, 2018
Consuelo Jimenez Underwood: Thread Songs from the Borderlands, 108 Contemporary, Tulsa, OK
Solo Exhibition featuring new work celebrating Woody Guthrie and a new Borderline installation
​January 27 - April 14, 2018
The U.S.-Mexico Border: Place, Imagination, and Possibility, 516 ARTS, Albuquerque, NM ​
January 27, 2017 -  March 18, 2018
New Threads, Laband Art Gallery, Loyola Marymount University
​Exhibit Press Release
December 2, 2017 - January 20, 2018
Mano Made, New Expressions in Craft by Latino Artists
​Craft in America Center, Los Angeles, CA in partnership with Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA, a Getty initiative
Exhibition Presentation
Supported in part by the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures, the Ford Foundation, Southwest Airlines, and the Surdna Foundation through a grant from the NALAC Fund for the Arts.
September 8, 2017—February 17, 2018
Shelter: Crafting a Safe Home, Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
Ohio Craft Museum (July 22-October 14, 2018)
Springfield Museum of Art (January 19 – June 1, 2019) ​
September 10, 2017 - January 7, 2018
The U.S.-Mexico Border: Place, Imagination, and Possibility, ​Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA, in partnership with Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA, a Getty initiative
​Exhibit​ Press Release
​September 23 - October 21, 2017
Looming Spaces, Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach, CA
June 29 - August 13, 2017
Broad Stripes and Bright Stars, Ely Center of Contemporary Art, New Haven, CT
Branford College, Yale University (October 2017)
Exhibit Press Release
March 24, 2017- April 16, 2017
30th Solo Mujeres, Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, San Francisco, CA
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Photo by Joyce Hulbert
Summer, 2016
Oakland Museum of California
Three works from the Heroes: Burial Shrouds series. From left to right: Emiliano Zapata, Joan of Arc, John Chapman
From the permanent collection of the Oakland Museum. 
Undocumented Border X-ings. Xewa (Flower) Time. 
27’ x 27’  x 5”
See time-lapse video of installation here
April 16–September 4, 2016
Stories of Migration: Contemporary Artists Interpret Diaspora, The Textile Museum, George Washington University, Washington, DC
In this juried and invitational exhibition, forty-four textile artists use the medium to comment on migration: historic events that scattered communities across continents; today's accounts of refugees from Syria, Africa, and Latin America, and others adapting to new homes; and personal accounts of family members. Co-organized with Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) and with assistance from GW’s Diaspora Program in the Elliott School of International Affairs. Learn more at ​museum.gwu.edu/diaspora.